We just received Green Coast status - AGAIN!

Chinsta Green Coast is championed locally by Friends of Chintsa with support from the Chinsta East Ratepayers Association and Great Kei Municipality. Chinsta Green Coast is focusing their monitoring theme on the Chinsta Estuary as this is a prominent natural feature in the landscape that allows/lends itself to leisure activities. In the past there have been concerns regarding the water quality of the estuary.

Chinsta Green Coast was able to convince local authorities to include the Chinsta Estuary into a provincial estuary water quality monitoring programme. Technicians from the Walter Sisulu National Pollution Lab conduct quarterly tests. To date, all results indicate that the estuary is healthy from a water qualty perspective and is safe for recreational use. Chintsa Green Coast is also monitoring fishing related waste after installing fishing line bins at the beach entrances. Chinsta Green Coast is commended for the extensive environmental education programme that is implemented in local schools and in the community. Chintsa is a polular toursim destination and lends itself to nature-based activities.